Related "State Parks" Articles

It may seem like a dirty idea, but a city advisory board is suggesting a stretch of city beachfront go au naturel.
The board isn't talking about naked beachgoers. It just wants cleaning crews to leave alone some of the seaweed and organic debris...

To honor her mother on the third anniversary of her death, Darlene Rippon wrote a heartfelt tribute, stuck the message in a bottle and cast the glass vessel toward the sea.
Once tossed into a shallow creek in John U. Lloyd State Park, Rippon said, "I...

As winter morphs into spring and snowbirds migrate north, campgrounds around the state start emptying out, providing opportunities for an outdoors escape before the wrenching humidity of summer bakes the landscape.
The Sebastian Inlet area has long...

After disappearing for years, gray foxes have returned to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale.
The bushy-tailed predators vanished after the twin blows of Hurricane Wilma in 2005 and a wave of distemper that swept through the park's raccoon...

— The restoration of a storm-ravaged section of A1A hits a milestone Tuesday, when traffic in both directions shifts to new pavement on the road's west side between Northeast 14th Court and Northeast 16th Street.
That area's new brick paver sidewalk will...

The Avenue J Music Festival will once again rock Coconut Grove.
This second annual festival, which is an alternative/indie Jewish inspired outdoor concert presented by Chabad of the Grove, takes place on Jan. 18 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at The Barnacle...

The A1A work zone north of Sunrise Boulevard will be a little quieter over the next two weeks because of the holidays.
Drivers can still expect to see construction although on a more limited schedule.
Crews will work only on the new decorative wave wall...

A combination of the almost full moon, seasonal high tide and strong winds brought waves over a temporary barrier that was supposed to protect a storm-battered stretch of A1A under construction.
Officials have been watching water levels since October,...

On Dec. 6, the Seagull Society of the Friends of Birch State Park Inc. will launch the inaugural “Christkindlmarkt” event. Inspired by a holiday craft event in Nuremberg, Germany, which began in 1545, the fundraiser will take place in the Garden Center at...

A hole the size of eight football fields would be gouged from the ocean floor off Fort Lauderdale under a plan to help save the eroding beaches of southern Broward County.
The Army Corps of Engineers said Broward County has applied for a permit to...

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The body of a man that washed ashore in Dania Beach Tuesday morning was identified as the diver who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean last weekend.The body of Marc Raroha, 42, of Pompano Beach, was outfitted in diver gear when his remains were discovered...

The beach along today's Hugh Taylor Birch State Park was a desolate spot on Oct. 7, 1876, when Washington Jenkins was dispatched there as first keeper of a House of Refuge for shipwrecked sailors.
The U.S. Life-Saving Service, which later merged into the...

The body of a man who was fully outfitted in diving gear was discovered Tuesday morning at the edge of the Atlantic ocean in John U. Lloyd Beach State Park, an official said.The discovery, believed to be of a man in his 40s, was made shortly before 7...

Lots of people wanted to escape the cold of New York, Chicago and Detroit, so why should mobsters be any different?During the 1930s and continuing past World War II, Meyer Lansky and his brother Jake ran posh gambling houses in Hallandale Beach and...

Shorebirds' Day: In an effort to raise public awareness about the need to protect shorebirds and their habitats, John U. Lloyd Beach State Park in Dania Beach is taking part in World Shorebirds' Day from 6:30-8:30 a.m. Sept. 6. Volunteers will meet...

Sept. 6: In an effort to raise public awareness about the need to protect shorebirds and their habitats, John U. Lloyd Beach State Park in Dania Beach is taking part in World Shorebirds' Day from 6:30-8:30 a.m. Volunteers will meet with a park...

— Surfers hoping to catch a wave off Fort Lauderdale beach first have to catch a break finding a place to park.
State Road A1A construction has closed off all but a few on-street metered parking spaces in the popular surfing area between Sunrise...

– A storm-battered stretch of State Road A1A is getting a permanent face lift, with amenities that will make it much more inviting for bicyclists and pedestrians.Work is set to begin this week on $11.8 million project to rebuild the road between Sunrise...